ben bradley
@benbradleyca.bsky.social
cultural & environmental historian. #bchist and #cdnhist and #envhist. landscape, mobilities, public pasts, fordism, tourism, parks, infrastructure, rowdies, fruit stands, seasonality, 1970+, etc.
"nobody expects canadian confederation!"
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"nobody expects canadian confederation!"
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ICOHTEC 2026: Call for Proposals is now open!
The next Annual Meeting will take place 8–11 October 2026 at the Democritus University of Thrace (Greece), in collaboration with the Lab of Technologies, Research & Applications in Education and the Ethnological Museum of Thrace.
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#histtech
The next Annual Meeting will take place 8–11 October 2026 at the Democritus University of Thrace (Greece), in collaboration with the Lab of Technologies, Research & Applications in Education and the Ethnological Museum of Thrace.
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#histtech
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
ICOHTEC 2026: Call for Proposals is now open!
The next Annual Meeting will take place 8–11 October 2026 at the Democritus University of Thrace (Greece), in collaboration with the Lab of Technologies, Research & Applications in Education and the Ethnological Museum of Thrace.
Thread: 1/4
#histtech
The next Annual Meeting will take place 8–11 October 2026 at the Democritus University of Thrace (Greece), in collaboration with the Lab of Technologies, Research & Applications in Education and the Ethnological Museum of Thrace.
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#histtech
this looks like a job for...
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
this looks like a job for...
operation ivy = not good music for marking
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
operation ivy = not good music for marking
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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a copy of my book is up for auction at the annual holiday fundraiser organized by BC Studies, running until nov 26th. i suspect that this might be for a hardback, because that's all that's left. great cause, great deal, and great shipping rate (within canada):
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
British Columbia by the Road
Auction item 'British Columbia by the Road' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
a copy of my book is up for auction at the annual holiday fundraiser organized by BC Studies, running until nov 26th. i suspect that this might be for a hardback, because that's all that's left. great cause, great deal, and great shipping rate (within canada):
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Just in: you can potentially pick up a hardcover copy of my book, *A Cold Colonialism*, for as little as $13+shipping at the BC Studies Auction, now live here! Many other great items to bid on, too! #cdnhist
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
A Cold Colonialism by Tina Addock
Auction item 'A Cold Colonialism by Tina Addock' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just in: you can potentially pick up a hardcover copy of my book, *A Cold Colonialism*, for as little as $13+shipping at the BC Studies Auction, now live here! Many other great items to bid on, too! #cdnhist
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
a copy of my book is up for auction at the annual holiday fundraiser organized by BC Studies, running until nov 26th. i suspect that this might be for a hardback, because that's all that's left. great cause, great deal, and great shipping rate (within canada):
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
British Columbia by the Road
Auction item 'British Columbia by the Road' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 AM
a copy of my book is up for auction at the annual holiday fundraiser organized by BC Studies, running until nov 26th. i suspect that this might be for a hardback, because that's all that's left. great cause, great deal, and great shipping rate (within canada):
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Find & follow your favorite university presses on this platform with this handy starter pack of our members: go.bsky.app/7p95p7B
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Find & follow your favorite university presses on this platform with this handy starter pack of our members: go.bsky.app/7p95p7B
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
And if you're looking for university presses that publish in a certain field, consult our Subject Area Grid: bit.ly/3C7ASUc.
#ReadUP
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I'm cited in this piece in the Toronto Star today about the spread of generative AI, the challenges it poses for historians & history education, and the need for digital literacy.
www.thestar.com/news/how-fak...
www.thestar.com/news/how-fak...
How fake AI history is threatening Remembrance Day — with endless YouTube videos glamorizing Nazis
A search for any historical topic is sure to be met with a torrent of fake AI-generated garbage — at real cost to our history.
www.thestar.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I'm cited in this piece in the Toronto Star today about the spread of generative AI, the challenges it poses for historians & history education, and the need for digital literacy.
www.thestar.com/news/how-fak...
www.thestar.com/news/how-fak...
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Join Rural History Roundtable on Weds Nov 19 from 330-5pm EST for a double-billing of new research. Bram Fookes and Lydia Kinasewich examine military and public health projects in 20th-century Canada.
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Join Rural History Roundtable on Weds Nov 19 from 330-5pm EST for a double-billing of new research. Bram Fookes and Lydia Kinasewich examine military and public health projects in 20th-century Canada.
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
For info on how to attend in person and via Zoom: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/rural/r...
#cdnhist #aghist
bookmarking and closing all your open but unread or partially read browser tabs about AI and teaching is a great start to the weekend
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
bookmarking and closing all your open but unread or partially read browser tabs about AI and teaching is a great start to the weekend
minivans were about getting rad in the early 80s...
November 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
minivans were about getting rad in the early 80s...
looking for bird courses?
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
looking for bird courses?
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How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Opinion: How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think
A parliamentary committee is asking for academics’ private information on a strange anti-DEI crusade
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
How much are MPs entitled to know about research grants? Not as much as they think. A parliamentary committee is asking for researchers' personal information in what seems like an anti-DEI crusade, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com
very pleased to learn from the latest "friends of the bc archives" newsletter that my ba thesis supervisor jack little was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university of new brunswick (@discoverunb.bsky.social) a couple weeks ago!
#cdnhist
#cdnhist
November 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
very pleased to learn from the latest "friends of the bc archives" newsletter that my ba thesis supervisor jack little was awarded an honorary doctorate by the university of new brunswick (@discoverunb.bsky.social) a couple weeks ago!
#cdnhist
#cdnhist
i had no idea that bc's history of goat-themed roadside attractions extends back to the interwar years and the "el bar ranch" on the pacific highway in surrey.
oppositethecity.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/a...
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/el-bar-ranch...
#bchist #cdnhist @jmcelroy.bsky.social 🚙🐐📷
oppositethecity.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/a...
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/el-bar-ranch...
#bchist #cdnhist @jmcelroy.bsky.social 🚙🐐📷
November 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
i had no idea that bc's history of goat-themed roadside attractions extends back to the interwar years and the "el bar ranch" on the pacific highway in surrey.
oppositethecity.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/a...
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/el-bar-ranch...
#bchist #cdnhist @jmcelroy.bsky.social 🚙🐐📷
oppositethecity.wordpress.com/2014/08/13/a...
searcharchives.vancouver.ca/el-bar-ranch...
#bchist #cdnhist @jmcelroy.bsky.social 🚙🐐📷
anything trending in canadian regional news?
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
anything trending in canadian regional news?
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halloween was a riot in north vancouver bc in 1967.
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
halloween was a riot in north vancouver bc in 1967.
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This early 20th c. pulp pamphlet promises so much: Vampires! Deathly Cars! Lady Grifters! Ferrets! Spoiler alert: it doesn't really deliver. The story is about charity fraud. #bookhistory #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
This early 20th c. pulp pamphlet promises so much: Vampires! Deathly Cars! Lady Grifters! Ferrets! Spoiler alert: it doesn't really deliver. The story is about charity fraud. #bookhistory #halloween
halloween was a riot in north vancouver bc in 1967.
October 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
halloween was a riot in north vancouver bc in 1967.